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Acin, Antonio
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ICREA Professor at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). Graduated in Physics from the University of Barcelona (UB) and in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the UB. Postdoctoral stay in Geneva until 2003. Since 2003, leader of the quantum information theory group. Four European Research Council grants: Starting, Proof of Concept, Consolidator, and Advanced, the latter from 2020. AXA Chair in Quantum Information Science. Jaume I Award for Basic Research 2024.
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Ahufinger, Verònica
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Professor of the Department of Physics of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). UAB Excellence Award in 2008. Marie Curie Researcher at Leibniz Universität, Germany (2002-04); ICREA researcher (2005-10). 78 publications (more than 3600 citations) and one book. She has supervised 7 doctoral theses, 9 master's thesis and 33 degree thesis. She is coordinator of the Physics degree (2011-14) and vice dean of the Faculty of Sciences (2014-16) at the UAB; scientific collaborator of the State Research Agency (2016-18). Since 2021, she is the coordinator of the UAB Photonics and Europhotonics master's degree.
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Almendros Parra, Marc
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PhD in Aerospace Science and Technology with focus on long-distance quantum communications from Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and Telecommunications Engineering from La Salle - Universitat Ramon Llull. MBA from Esade Business School. He is the former CEO of Signadyne, an ICFO's spin-off that was acquired by Keysight in 2016. Currently, Technical Director of Keysight's Quantum Engineering Solutions group (QES). He is the co-author of a dozen papers about trapping and manipulation of single ions, and the co-inventor of two patents around Field-programmable gate array (FPGA), synchronization and real-time technologies.
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Calsamiglia Costa, John
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Degree in Physics from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Postgraduate studies in theoretical physics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). PhD at the Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP). He held postdoctoral positions in Harvard-Smithsonian Center of Astrophysics(CFA), University of Connecticut (UCONN), Ludwig Maximilians Universität München (LMU) and Universität Innsbruck, where he was an assistant professor until 2005. He returned to UAB with a Ramón y Cajal fellowship. Professor with tenure at UAB since 2010, ICREA Academy since 2021. His research interests are centred on quantum information, quantum statistical inference, non-classicality and quantum learning.
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Cuevas Seguel, Alvaro
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Ph.D. in Physics from Sapienza University of Rome, (Italy), and master in Physics from the University of Concepción (Chile).
During his training, he has studied fundamental quantum optics, and currently works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Optoelectronics group at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). In this position, he develops technologies for the quantum imaging sector and for the secure telecommunications sector, both based for example on photonic entanglement.
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de Riedmatten, Hugues
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Master in Physics engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Techology (EPFL), PhD in Physics from the University of Geneva. Postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology. Currently, ICREA professor and group leader at ICFO. More than 20 years experience in quantum technologies, especially in quantum communication and quantum network hardware.
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Domingo Colomer, Laia
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PhD in Complex Systems from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Master in Fundamental Principles of Data Science from the Universitat de Barcelona (UB), double degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She is currently the head of research at Ingenii, a company dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence and quantum computing methods applied to life sciences and the environment.
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Forn DÃaz, Pol
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PhD in Physics from the Techniseche Universiteit Delft in quantum information and quantum optics using superconducting circuits. A postdoctoral researcher at Caltech, in Professor H.J. Kimble's Laboratory on cold atoms, and at the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo, Canada, on superconducting circuits. He is currently the leader of the Quantum Computing Technology group at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE), researching quantum computing with superconducting circuits. Co-founder of the startup Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech. Author of various high impact articles.
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Garcia Fernandez, Albert
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Grade in Telecomunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Master's degree in Telecomunications from the UPC. Currently, is a member of the Consell de Tecnologies Quàntiques de Catalunya, created by Generalitat de Catalunya. With over 15 years of experience in multinational companies, he is currently the engineering leader for Quantum Community and Education in IBM Quantum.
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Garcia Saez, Artur
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Engineer and PhD in Physics from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). Currently working at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), leading the quantum computing group. The group research focuses on the relationship between quantum algorithms and machine learning, and the use of Supercomputers for quantum simulations. He previously conducted research on quantum information and condensed matter at the University of Barcelona and the Yang Institute of Theoretical Physics. He is one of the founders of the Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech.
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Gavorova, Zuzana
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PhD in Computer Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). Master's and Bachelor's degree in Theoretical Physics, from ETH, Zurich and Imperial College London, respectively. Currently a postdoc at Grup d'Informació Quàntica (GIQ) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
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Jofre Cruanyes, Marc
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Telecommunications Engineer by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Since 2008 he focuses his studies and research in Quantum Communications doing a PhD in Photonic Sciences, joining the Optoelectronics group at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO, Barcelona). Member of the BAMPLA Research Group of the Network Engineering Department of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) since 2024.
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Julia Diaz, Bruno
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PhD in Physics from the University of Salamanca. Lecturer at the Department of Quantum Physics and Astrophysics of the University of Barcelona. Member of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB). He works in research in quantum technologies, many-body quantum physics and ultra-cold gases.
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Lizaso Olmos, Jesus Enrique
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A graduate in Mathematics from the University of Barcelona (UB). He holds a degree in Technical Computer Engineering from the Spanish National University of Distance Education. A graduate in Medicine from the University of Navarre. He holds an MBA from IESE Business School. Holds a Doctorate in Biostatistics from the UB. A lecturer at the University of Vic and EAE Business School. Deputy CEO at Unnim Bank. Business Director at Caixa Terrassa. The founder of Blocktac, a leading company in blockchain technologies for digital identification in Food & Beverages and other fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs). CEO of Multiverse Computing, a world leader in the application of Quantum Computing in Finance.
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Martinez Saavedra, Jose Ramon
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PhD in Photonics from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). He is currently working at the startup Quside Technologies as vice president of innovation and director of computing activities, in both the area of high performance computing (HPC), and in the area of new technologies applied to computing
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Mitchell, Morgan
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Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1999 with a thesis on the quantum optics of photon-photon interactions. He has worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris and the University of Toronto. ICREA Professor at ICFO since 2011. His research activities focus on quantum optics, quantum sensing, and quantum technologies.
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Muñoz Tapia, Ramon
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Graduated in Physics from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and got my PhD from the University of Barcelona (UB). He was a Fleming and Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Durham and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Granada (UGR). He is currently Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics at the UAB. He is one of the founders of the Quantum Information Group (GIQ) at the UAB and author of about seventy publications in international journals. He has been invited to carry out research at many international centers.
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RodrÃguez Fonollosa, Javier
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PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Northeastern University of Boston. A university professor in the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He has more than thirty years of experience as a full-time lecturer at the UPC's Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering in Barcelona and the management of Spanish and international research projects totalling 8 M. Since January 2018, he has led the UPC's involvement in the QUANTUMCAT project on quantum technologies in the pillar of quantum Shannon theory.
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Sanpera Trigueros, Anna
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PhD in Physical Sciences from the Universitat Autònoma Barcelona (UAB). Researcher at Oxford University (1993-96), Paris -Saclay (1997-98) and qualified professor at Leibnitz, Hannover University (1999-2004). Since 2005 ICREA - Professor in the Quantum Information group at the UAB. Currently, member of the Strategic Advisory Board in Quantum Technologies (2019-2022) of the European Community, Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Plank Institute of Science of Light, Germany (2019-2024) and of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information in Innsbruck (Austria).
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Schindler, Joseph
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Postdoctoral scholar in physics at the Quantum Information Group (GiQ) in Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Previously, he was a postdoc at the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) in University of California (UC) Santa Cruz. He received his PhD in theoretical physics from UC Santa Cruz in 2019, and his MA/BA in experimental physics from Wesleyan University in 2013.
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SentÃs Herrera, Gael
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PhD in Physics from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). He has been affiliated with the University of the Basque Country (UPV / EHU) and the Univesität Siegen (Germany). Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow from 2018 to 2020, and senior postdoctoral researcher at the Quantum Information Group (GIQ) at the UAB from 2020 to 2023. Currently, leader of the quantum information theory group at IDEADED S.L. He is an expert in quantum statistical inference, machine learning and quantum entanglement.
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Skoteiniotis, Michail
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MSc and PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Calgary, Canada. I was a post-doctoral fellow for 3.5 years at the Institute for theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck. I arrived at the Quantum Information Group of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2016 as a Juan de la Cierva research fellow. Since then, I have been involved in several R&D projects (Spanish and European) focusing on applications of quantum theory to statistical inference, quantum communication and computation, quantum resource theories, as well as quantum foundations.
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Tarruell, Leticia
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PhD at Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS Paris). Post-doc at ETH Zurich. Chargée de Recherche CNRS at Institut d'Optique Bordeaux. Since 2013 leader of the Ultracold Quantum Gases experimental group at Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), where is ICREA professor since 2022. Her research focuses on experimental quantum simulation with ultracold quantum gases. She is author of publications in high-impact journals, including 2 Nature, 2 Science, and 9 Physical Review Letters. “Novel Researcher in Experimental Physics” Award from the Royal Spanish Society of Physics 2015 and ERC Consolidator grant 2020.
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Trefzger, Christian
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PhD in Physics from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), in 2010. Post-doc in Paris in the groups of Nobel laureates C. Cohen-Tannoudji and A. Aspect until 2016. Technology transfer officer at Université Libre de Bruxelles until 2017. Currently, policy officer in the European Commission. With more than 15 years of experience in driving international research and innovation in quantum, emerging and disruptive technologies, he has the ambition to make Europe a dynamic, attractive region for innovative research, business, and investments in quantum.